P.A.T.H. (PLYMOUTH ACCESS TO HOUSING) LIMITED

Registered charity 1097772 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PATH, PATH (PLYMOUTH ACCESS TO HOUSING) LIMITED

Offers advice and assistance to people in housing need including those who are street homeless. Provides temporary and settled accommodation and offers support services to vulnerable people who have a tenancy to help them sustain that tenancy.Specialises in assisting people into the Private Rented sector.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.9m
Latest spending
£3.1m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £825,820 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £2,348,158. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aiming to hold three to six months of operating costs, and the auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of operating costs (held: £1.5m)
“We aim to hold reserves equivalent to three to six months of operating costs, providing a safeguard against unexpected financial challenges.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Path Devon (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

13 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (10 freehold); recorded price paid £2.9m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.9m
Total spending
£3.1m
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
54

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (51% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon · Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.9m£3.1m
31/03/2024£2.9m£2.7m
31/03/2023£2.7m£2.3m
31/03/2022£2.1m£2.1m
31/03/2021£1.9m£1.6m

Common questions

Is P.A.T.H. (PLYMOUTH ACCESS TO HOUSING) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £825,820 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £2,348,158. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aiming to hold three to six months of operating costs, and the auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/11/2005£92kSettled Housing for the Homeless

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
P.A.T.H. (PLYMOUTH ACCESS TO HOUSING) LIMITED£3.9m—0unclear—no doubt
PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE LTD FY2025£2.3m—0above—no doubt
P.A.T.H TORBAY FY2025£118k—0unclear—no doubt
HOUSING PATHWAYS TRUST FY2025£2.7m—0unclear—no doubt
THE LONDON PATHWAY FY2025£1.0m£90,001 - £100,0001unclear—no doubt
PASSAGE HOUSING SERVICES FY2025£481k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.